WorkSafeBC has fined EllisDon Corporation and EllisDon Westpro Construction Ltd. $688,589.56 following two separate incidents where crane loads fell due to inadequate lifting plans and inspections. The penalty, imposed Oct. …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Hope, B.C., motel owner fined $40,000 for falsified asbestos clearance letter
WorkSafeBC has fined 1357640 B.C. Ltd. $40,000 for knowingly providing a falsified asbestos clearance letter during renovations at a Hope motel. The penalty, imposed Nov. 4, follows a follow-up inspection… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Homan Roofing fined $64K for repeated fall protection failures at Squamish, B.C., warehouse
WorkSafeBC has fined Homan Roofing Ltd. $64,169.93 for multiple high-risk fall protection violations at a Squamish warehouse construction site. The penalty, imposed Nov. 18, follows an inspection that found workers… …
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AwardsTraining & EducationWorkplace Safety
CCOHS awards $3,000 scholarship to occupational health and safety student
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has awarded its 2025 Chad Bradley Scholarship to Thalia D’Gyves-Carpino, an Occupational Health and Safety Management student at Western Continuing Studies.… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Rogers Communications fined $260,000 after worker dies in 120-metre fall from tower
Rogers Communications Canada Inc. has been fined $260,000 after a contractor died in a 120-metre fall from a telecommunications tower in January 2022. The worker, employed by Verrascend Technologies Inc.,… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Alberta worker’s COVID-19 claim rejected due to lack of workplace exposure
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Nova Scotia injury rate hits record low with 500 fewer workplace injuries in November
Nova Scotia’s workplace injury rate dropped to a record low in November, with nearly 500 fewer workers injured compared to the same period in previous years, according to the Workers’… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Nelson Steel fined $125,000 after worker injured by falling steel coil in Stoney Creek, Ont.
An Oakville steel processing company has been fined $125,000 after a worker was injured by a falling steel coil at its Stoney Creek facility. Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, operating… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Alberta employer denied WCB cost relief after firing worker who tested positive for drugs
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The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia has appointed Mary Anne Campbell as general counsel, effective January 2026. Campbell joins the WCB’s executive leadership team from the Nova Scotia Health… …


